Is Tomb-Sweeping Day a "traditional festival" in China?

Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It is not only a festival for people to pay homage to their ancestors and remember them, but also a link for the Chinese nation to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors. It is also a spring ceremony for hiking, getting close to nature and urging new students to care.

Tomb-Sweeping Day has a history of more than 2,500 years. In ancient times, it was also called Youth Day, March Day, Ancestor Day, Tomb-Sweeping Day, Arbor Day and Ghost Day. It is also known as the three famous "Ghost Festivals" in China, together with the Mid-Autumn Festival on July 15 and the Cold Clothes Festival on July 10/Sunday. Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of the 24 solar terms around April 5th in the Gregorian calendar. Among the 24 solar terms, Qingming is the only solar term that is both a solar term and a festival.

In 2006, Tomb-Sweeping Day was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.